Litany In Which Certain Things Are Crossed Out - Richard Siken // Mirages: An Unexpurgated Diary Of Anaïs

this morning NASA abandoned their mars rover Opportunity (aka Oppy) because it (she) got hit by a storm on Mars and it knocked her camera and wheels out and her last words to the team were “my battery is low and it is getting dark”. I know she’s a machine but I’m devastated. Oppy is the one who discovered water on Mars. RIP oppy ily space baby

It’s never too late to start recovery

Farewell online privacy

how to not lose interest in the things that make me happy????

please make sure that wherever you’re at in life, you don’t treat it like a transitory period. don’t waste your college years wishing to already be graduated & have a job. don’t waste your single years wishing for someone to be in love with. if/when those things come, they will come in due time and they will be good. but there is nothing like looking back and feeling empty because you wasted literal years ignoring what you had because you were hoping for something better. while it’s important to better yourself and reach for your goals, don’t neglect the present because that’s where you are now and it’s your now that determines your future. 

stab a friend today to commemorate the ides of march

will i end the semester or will the semester end me??? stay tuned

classic novel themed asks

Of Mice and Men - What drives/motivates you?

The Phantom of the Opera - What song currently defines your life?

1984 - Spill a secret about yourself.

Pride and Prejudice - Got a crush?

The Scarlet Letter - What’s your favorite word and what does that word mean?

To Kill a Mockingbird - What’s the last text message you sent and the last song you listened to?

Wuthering Heights - Define your personal aesthetic.

Fahrenheit 451 - What’s your favorite book?

Moby Dick - What’s your most important goal in life?

Jane Eyre - What’s a fictional character that you believe you are most like/you relate to most?

The Catcher in the Rye - What does your name (first and/or middle) mean?

The Lord of the Flies - What’s your friend group like?

The Picture of Dorian Grey - Post a photo of yourself posing like your icon.

Les Miserables - What do you do when you’re sad?

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - What is one place that you’ve always wanted to go?

Emma - What was your first kiss like?

The Great Gatsby - Describe the most recent dream you can remember having.

You see the person they could be and not the person they are. That is why you pour your heart into everyone you meet.

That is why you are so empty.